COMPARE · COMMUNITY.IO VS KAJABI
Community-first. Not a funnel with a forum.
Kajabi is a funnel OS with community bolted on — contact caps included, 2025 repricing backlash and all. community.io is community-first with real course tools at a fraction of the fixed price.
Verified against live pricing pages · July 7, 2026
The feature ledger
Verified against live pricing pages · July 7, 2026
| Feature | community.io | Kajabi |
|---|---|---|
| Honest all-in fees (processing included) | All-in MoR: 4.9% / 2.9% flat / 2.4%, + 30¢ — nothing stacks | 0% take; 2.9→2.7% + 30¢ via Kajabi Payments |
| Engagement engine (points, levels, leaderboards) | Skool-grade gamification: points, levels, leaderboards, level-gated content | Community is a bolt-on |
| Course tools (quizzes, certificates, drip, progress) | Built in on every tier — a classroom, not a video list | Deep course tools — but community is the bolt-on |
| Member tiers & gated spaces | Tiers + gated spaces in one community, one price | Offers-based; the community itself is flat |
| Multiple communities | Per account — unlimited communities on one subscription | Products within one plan, contact caps meter growth |
| Branding & white-label | Custom domain on Pro; full white-label + branded app on Scale ($199) | Branded app on Pro ($399, annual-billed) |
The fee math, all-in
Total monthly cost — fees + subscription. Computed, not quoted.
| Platform | Growing — $10k/mo · $50 avg | At scale — $100k/mo · $50 avg |
|---|---|---|
| Kajabi | $529/mo | $3,649/mo |
| community.io Free$0 + 4.9% + 30¢ all-in | $550/mo | $5,500/mo |
| community.io Pro$49 + 2.9% + 30¢ all-in — flat, no $900 cliff | $399/mo | $3,549/mo |
| Switching to community.io Provs Kajabi’s cheapest setup at each point | keeps $480/yr | −$600/yr — Kajabi’s rails cost less; we don’t claim otherwise |
Where Kajabi wins
Both columns of the ledger — strengths first.
Their column
- Full business OS: funnels, email marketing, websites
- Branded app on Pro
- 0% platform take via Kajabi Payments
What it costs you
- Community is a bolt-on, not the product
- 2025 repricing backlash
- Contact caps meter your growth
pricing source: kajabi.com↗ · Verified against live pricing pages · July 7, 2026
Run the numbers at your revenue.
The same math behind every table on this page — every formula published at /fees.